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THOUSAND  ISLES. 


There  St.  Lawrence  gentlest  flows, 
There  the  south-wind  softest  blows, 
There  the  lilies  whitest  bloom. 
There  the  birch  has  leafiest  bloom, 
There  the  red  deer  feed  in  spring, 
There  doth  glitter  wood-duck's  wing, 
There  leap  the  muskallonge  at  morn. 
There  the  loon's  night  song  is  borne, 
There  is  the  fisherman's  paradise, 
With  troUing-skiff  at  red  sunrise. 


BY  HON.  CALEB  LYON. 

JWhE  Thousand  Isles,  The  Thousand  Lsles, 
^  Dimpled  the  wave  around  them  smiles. 
Kissed  by  a  thousand  red-lipped  flowers, 
Gemmed  by  a  thousand  emerald  bowers, 
A  thousand  birds  their  praises  wake. 
By  rocky  glade  and  plumy  brake, 
A  thf  usand  cedars'  fragrant  shade 
Falls  where  the  Indians'  children  played. 
And  Fancy's  dream  my  heart  beguiles 
While  singing  thee,  The  Thousand  Isles. 

The  flag  of  Prance  first  o'er  them  hung, 
The  mass  was  said,  the  vespers  sung. 
The  friars  of  Jesus  hailed  the  strands 
As  Blessed  Virgin  Mary's  lands. 
The  red  men  mutely  heard,  surprised. 
Their  heathen  names  all  christianized. 
Next  floated  a  banner  with  cross  and  crown, 
'T  was  Freedom's  eagle  plucked  it  down, 
Retaining  its  pure  and  crimson  dyes 
With  stars  of  their  own,  their  native  skies. 


Th.i  Thousand  Isles,  The  Thousand  Isles, 
Their  charm  from  every  care  beguiles. 
Titian  alone  hath  power  to  paint 
The  triumph  of  their  patron  saint, 
Whose  waves  return  on  Memory's  tide; 
LaSalle  and  Piquet,  side  by  side 
Proud  Frontenac  and  bold  Champlain, 
There  act  their  wanderines  o'er  again ; 
And  while  their  golden  sunlight  smiles, 
Pilgrims  shall  greet  thee,  Thousand  Isles. 


HON.  R.  A.  LIVINGSTON b  ISLAND. 


A    SUMMER    PARADISE. 


THE    THOUSAND.JJ  ISLANDS. 


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(3IVi^^''^^K  nowhere  j)resents  more  alluring  charms 
•j-^>^'  than  in  that  labyrinth  of  land  and  water,  known  as 
The  Thousand  Islands  of  the  St.  Lawrence,  and  no- 
where else,  during  our  sultry  summers  can  pleasure  and  health 
seekers  find  the  objects  sought  in  larger  measure.  In  the  old 
Indian  days  this  beautiful  extent  of  the  river  was  called 
Manatoana,  or  Garden  of  the  Great  Spirit,  "and  well  might 
the  islands  when  covered  with  thick  forests,  the  deer  swimming 
from  wooded  isle  to  wooded  isle,  and  each  little  lilly -padded 
bay  nestling  in  among  the  hills  and  bluffs  of  the  islands,  and 
teeming  with  waterfowl,  seem  to  the  Indian  in  his  half  poetic 
mood  like  some  beautiful  region  dedicated  to  his  Supreme 
Deity." 

HISTORICAL. 

This  region  has  a  history  full  of  romantic  interest,  as  anyone 
can  imagine  when  he  remembers  that  it  has  four  times  been  the 
border  land  between  contending  nations:  First  between  the 
two  great  Indian  races,  the  Algonquins,  and  the  Iroquoi.s ;  next 
between  the  French  and  the  English,  and  twice  between  the 
English  and  Americans.  But  our  space  is  too  limited  for  more 
than  a  few  items. 

The  St.  Lawrence  was  discovered  by  Jacques  Cartier,  a  good 
Catholic  on  St.  Lawrence's  day  in  1 535,  hence  the  name.  Fort 
Carleton,  the  ruins  of  which  are  seen  upon  the  upper  end  of 
Carleton  Island,  just  below  Cape  Vincent,  was  built  in  the 
beginning  of  the  Revolutionary  war  by  the  British  commander. 

Gen.  Carleton.  It  was  the 
principal  military  station 
above  Montreal,  and  re- 
mained in  the  possession 
of  the  British  until  the  be- 
ginning of  the  war  of  18 12. 
The  boundary  line  between 
Canada  and  the  United 
States  which  runs  through, 
these  islands  was  not  defi- 


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nitely  settled  until  1832.    The  first  steamboat  on  the  St.  Lawrence,  was  the  Oneida  in  1817. 
It  caused  great  excitement  alon^'  the  shores. 

The  Patriot  War,  a  Canadian  outbreak,  wluch  led  to  exciting  military  adventures  on 
the  St.  Lawrence,  occurn-d  in  .837  to  .839.  During  this  war  the  Hritish  steamer  Sir  Robert 
Peel  was  fired  and  burned  on  the  south  side  of  Wells  Island  on  the  night  of  May  20th,  1838, 
and  the  "Battle  of  the  Windmill"  occurred  near  I'rescott  in  November  of  the  same  year,  a 
memorable  battle  to  the  elder  Crossmon,  who  was  taken  prisoner  during  ^^e  engugement 
tried  and  sentenced  to  be  shot.  Owing  to  his  extreme  youth  a  respite  was  obtained  and 
he  was  afterwards  ransomed,  thus  barely  escaping  with  his  life. 

GEOLOGICAL. 

The  geological  formation  of  the  Thousand  Islands 
is  mostly  gniess  rock  of  the  Laurentian  period.    TV  " 
rock  is  composed  largely  of  a    reddish  feldspar, 
with  mixtures  of  quartz  and  hornblende,  and  a  lit- 
tle magnetic  iron  ore.     There  are  also  occasional- 
ly thin  veins  of  trap  and  greenstone,  and  in  places 
a  variety    ot    crystalline   mineral   forms.     I'otsdam 
sandstone  occurs  among  the  islands  in  thick  masses, 
rising  sometimes  into  high  cliifs.     Before   reaching 
Brock viile  frdm  above,  and  for  a  long  distance  be- 
low, a   calciferous  sandstone    and  the   older  lime- 
THE  WINDMILL.  stones  continue  the  only   rock,   and   in  these    are 

found  the  organic  remains  of  lower  forms  of  animal  and  vegetable  life. 

EABL  Y  ACCO  UNTS. 

The  first  mention  ot  the  Thousand  Islands  was  by  Samuel  Champlain,  who  visited 
Lake  Ontario  and  the  upper  St.  Lawrence  in  1615.  In  his  meagre  descriptions  he  men- 
tions some  beautiful  and  very  large  islands  at  the  beginning  of  the  St.  Lawrence.  It  is 
supposed  that  some  French  explorers  who  went  up  the  river  about  1650,  gave  the  regionits 
present  name  ^'Mtlles  Isles,"  or  Thousand  Islands.  In  the  papers  rehting  to  De  Courcelle's 
and  De  Tracy's  expeditions  agamst  the  Indians  in  1666,  the  islands  are  complained  of  as 
"obstructing  navigation  and  mystifying  the  most  experienced  Iriquois  pilots." 

In  the  year  1620  a  Capt.  Ponchot  described  the  region  somewhat  minutely  m  his  jour- 
nal, which  was  afterwards  published  in  Switzerland,  and  there  have  been  frequent  allusions 
to,  and  descriptions  of  it  written  and  published  from  that  time  to  this.  The  picturesque 
scenery  of  this  spot  also  seems  to  have  made  a  lasting  impression  upon  French  artists,  as 
one  of  the  finest  paintings  which  greets  the  eye  of  an  American  on  entering  the  Picture 
Gallery  at  Versailles,  presents  a  view  of  these  attractive  wilds. 


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IN     ROMANCK    AND    SONG, 


We  find  them  occasionally  in  the  poetry  and  fiction  of  this  latter  period.  "The  Cana- 
dian Boat  Song,"  by  the  great  Irish  poet,  Thomas  Moore,  commencing: 

"Faintly  an  tollo  the  evening  chime 
Our  voiceN  knt* p  tune  and  our  oan*  keep  time." 

was  written  in  1804,  it  is  said,  on  Hart's  Island,  opposite  The  Crossmon.  During  their  pass- 
age down  the  river  James  Fennimore  Cooper  and  Washington  Irving  visited  the  Thousand 
Islands  and  were  fascinated  by  them. 
Cooper  makes  them  the  scenes  of  some  of 
the  most  interestii  g  incidents  of  "The. 
Pathfinder,"  from  which  we  copy  the  fol- 
lowing : 

'•By  sunset  again  the  cutter  was  up 
with  the  first  of  the  islands  that  lie  in  the 
outlet  of  the  lake,  and  ere  it  was  dark  she 
was  running  through  the  narrow  chan- 
nels on  her  way  to  the  long  souL,ht  sta- 
tion. At  9  o'clock,  however,  Cap  insist- 
ed that  they  should  anchor,  as  the  maze 
of  islands  became  so  complicated  and 
obscure,  that  he  feared,  at  every  opening, 
the  party  would  find  themselves  under 
the  guns  of  a  French  fort.  *  *  * 
The  islands  were  so  numerous  and  small 
as  to  baffle  calculation,  though  occasionally  one  of  a  larger  size  than  common  was  passed. 
Jasper  had  quitted  what  might  have  been  termed  the  main  channel,  and  was  wending  his 
way,  with  a  good  stiff  breeze  and  a  favorable  current,  through  passes  that  were  sometimes 
so  narrow  that  there  appeared  to  be  barely  room  sufficient  for  the  Scud's  spars  to  clear 
the  trees;  at  other  moments  he  shot  across  little  bays,  and  buried  the  cutter  again  amid 
rocks,  forest  and  bushes.  The  water  was  so  transpa.-ent  that  there  was  no  occasion  for  the 
lead,  and  being  of  very  ecjual  depth,  little  risk  was  actually  run." 

Farther  on  he  describes  the  island  where  "The  Pathfinder"  and  his  party  secreted 
themselve.s,  which  is  so  good  of  many  others  that  we  insert  it  here  : 

"Lying  in  the  midst  of  twenty  others,  it  was  not  an  easy  matter  to  find  it,  since  boats 
might  pass  quite  near  and,  by  the  glimpses  caught  through  the  openings,  this  particular 
island  would  be  taken  for  a  part  of  some  other.  Indeed,  the  channels  between  the  islands 
that  lay  around  the  one  we  have  been  describing,  were  so  narrow  that  it  was  even  difficult 


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to  say  which  portions  of  the  land  were  connected,  or  which  separaied,  even  as  one  stood  in 
their  centre,  with  the  express  desire  of  ascertaining  the  truth.  The  httle  bay,  in  particular) 
that  Jasper  used  as  a  harlior,  was  so  embowered  with  bushes  and  shut  in  with  islands,  that 
the  sails  of  the  cutter  being  lowered,  her  own  people    on  one  occasion,  had  searched  for  . 

hours  before  the)  could  find  the  Scud, 
on  their  return  from  a  short  excursion 
among  the  adjacent  channels  in  quest 
of  fish." 

IN   THE   PRESENT. 

"Now,  however,  the  inexorably  ro- 
tating kaleidoscope  of  time  has  shaken 
away  the  savage  scenes  of  old,  never 
to  be  repeated,  and  new  ones  appear 
to  the  eye  of  the  present.  No  longer 
m  Alexandria  Bay — fortunately  still 
beautiful — does  Nature  reign  in  silent 
inajesty,  for  the  constant  flutter  and 
bustle  of  the  life  and  gayety  of  a 
summer  resort  have  superseded  her. 
But  although  Alexandria  Bay  is  in 
the  continual  tumult  of  life,  for  some 
fortunate  and  almost  unaccoui^^able 
reason,  the  Thousand  Islands  are  not 
in  the  least  tinctured  with  the  blase 
air  of  an  ordinary  watering-place,  nor 
are  they  likely  to  become  so.  There 
are  hundreds,  thousands  of  places, 
rugged  and  solitary,  among  which  a 
boat  can  glide,  while  its  occupant 
lies  gloriously  indolent,  doing  nothing 
but  reveling  in  the  realization  of  life; 
little  bays  almost  land-locked,  where 
the  resinous  odors  of  hemh^^ck  and 
pine  fill  the  nostrils,  and  the  whispers 
of  Nature's  unseen  life  seem  but  to 
.SAFE  POINT.  make  the  solitude  more  perceptible. 

Sometimes  the  vociferous  cawing  oi  '-rows  sounds  through  the  hollow  woods,  or  a  solitary 
eagb  lifts  from  his  perch  on  the  top  of  ^  stark  and  dead  pine,  and  sails  majestically  across 
the  blue  arch  of  the  sky.  Such  scenes  occur  on  a  beautiful  sheet  of  water  called  Lake  of 
the  Isle,  lyirg  placidly  and  balmily  in  the  lap  of  the  piney  hills] of  Wells  Island,  reflecting 
their  rugged  crests  in  its  glassy  surface,  dotted  here  and  there  by  tiny  islands.  In  the  stillest 


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bays  are  spots  that  seem  to  lie  in  a  Rip  Van  Winkle  sleep,  where  one  would  scarcely  be 
surprised  to  see  an  Indian  canoe  shoot  from  beneath  the  hemlocks  of  the  shore  into  the 
open,  freighted  with  a  Natty  Bumpo  or  a  Chingachgook,  breaking  the  placid  surface  of  the 
water  into  slowly  widening  ripples.  In  such  a  spot,  one  evening  after  a  day  spent  in  sketch- 
ing, when  paddling  our  boat  about  in  an  indolent,  aimless  way,  looking  down  through  the 
crystal  clearness  of  the  water  to  the  jangle  of  weeds  below,  now  frightening  a  pickerel  from 
his  haunt  or  starting  a  brood  of  wood  duck  from  among  the  rushes  and  arrow-heads,  we  found 
ourselves  belated.  As  the  sun  set  in  a  blaze  of  crimson  and  gold,  two  boatmen  moving 
homeward  passed  darkly  along  the  glassy  surface  that  caught  the  blazing  light  of  the  sky, 
and  across  the  water  came,  in  measured  rythm  with  the  dip  of  their  oars,  the  tune  of  a 
quamt  old  half-ixielancholy  Methodist  hymn  that  they  sang.     We  listened  as  the  song  trailed 


FIDDLER'S  ELBOW. 

after  them,  until  they  turned  into  an  inlet  behind  the  dusky  woods  and  were  lost  to  view. 
From  such  romantic  and  secluded  recesses,  one  can  watch  the  bustle  and  hurry  of  lite  as 
serenely  as  though  one  were  the  inhabitant  ot  another  planet." 

IN    RECENT   LITERATURE. 

During  the  past  few  years  wherein  the  Thousand  Islands  have  suddenly  become  one 
of  the  leading  resorts  for  summer  recreation,  they  have  been  prominent  in  the  current  litera- 
ture and  pictorial  illustrations  of  the  country.  Newspapers  and  magazines  have  made  them 
the  subject  of  many  long  and  interesting  articles ;  reporters,  essayists,  romancers,  poets  and 
humorists  have  seemed  to  vie  with  each  other  in  calling  the  attention  of  the  public  to  this 
place  ot  enchantment ;  and  the  consequence  is  that  a  vast  and  annually  swelling  tide  of 
humanity  flows  that  way,  and  many  linger  there  from  early  June  until  late  October, 


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THE   THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 


Fair  St.  Lawrence  !     What  poet  has  sung  of  its  grace 
As  it  sleeps  in  the  sun,  with  its  smile-dimpled  face 
Beaming  up  to  the  sky  that  it  mirrors  ?     What  brush 
Has  e'er  pictured  the  charm  of  the  marvelous  hush 
Of  its  silence,  or  caught  the  warm  glow  ot  its  tints 
As  the  afternoon  wanes,  and  the  even -star  glints 
In  its  beautitul  depths  ?     And  what  pen  shall  betray 


AT  NOHBV  ISLAND. 


The  sweet  secrets  that  hide  from  man's  vision  away 

In  its  solitudes  wild  ?     'Tis  the  river  of  dreams  ; 

You  may  float  in  your  boat  on  the  bloom-bordered  streams, 

Where  its  islands  like  emeralds  matchless  are  set. 

And  forget  that  you  live,  and  as  quickly  forget 

That  they  die  in  that  world  you  have  left ;  for  the  calm 

Of  content  is  within  you,  the  blessing  of  balm 

Is  upon  you  forever. — Anon. 


THE    THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 


11 


CHA  RA  CTERISTICS. 


THE    ISLANDS   AND    CHANNELS. 


There  are  nearly  two  thousand  of  these  St.  Lawrence 
islands,  and  perhaps  one  thousand  within  six  miles  ot 
Alexandria  Bay,  this  being  the  central  part  of  by  far  the 
most  beautiful  and  wonderful  section  of  the  river.  They 
are  nearly  all  small,  usually  varying  in  size  from  a  few 
square  yards  of  surface  to  sevp.al  acres.  Many  of  them 
are  separated  only  by  narrow  channels,  which  are  gen- 
erally deep,  but  sometimes  shallow.  Quiet  and  invit- 
ing little  bays  are  found  here  and  there.  All  the  isl- 
ands are  thickly  studded  with  trees  of  rich  foliage,  but 
f*^  ^f*^2(P  .  'i  i%i  generally    of   moderate    or    stunted  growth,  many    of 

ijflir'         '•  ^  which  stand  close  to  the  water's  edge,  and  afford  cool- 

ing shade  to  passing  boatmen.  In  the  bays  and  by 
the  sides  of  the  islands  is  excellent  fishing,  bass  and 
pickerel  being  the  principal  fish,  but  the  famous  muskallonge  is  sufficiently  numerous  to 
warrant  the  fisherman  in  expecting  an  electric  bite  from  him  at  any  moment,  which  will  put 
his  strength  and  skill  to  their  utmost  test. 


WELLS    ISLAND. 

Special  mention  should  here  be  made  of  the  largest  of  the  islands, 
the  lower  end  of  which  is  just  below  the  village  of  Alexandria  Bay. 
It  is  eight  miles  long  and  from  a  few  feet  to  four  miles  wide.  Por- 
tions of  it  have  been  cultivated  as  farms  for  the  last  half  a  century. 
Other  parts  are  charmingly  wooded,  and  some  of  its  rock  features  are 
exceedingly  picturesque.  The  lower  portion  is  separated  into  two 
parts  by  the  "Lake  '-■.i  the  Islands,"  which  is  connected  with  the  river 


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THE  THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 


oa  the  Aneric m  and  Canadian  sides  by  two  narrow  channels.  This  quiet  lake,  three  or 
four  miles  long,  is  frir.ged  with  rich  foliage  and  occasional  bold  rocks,  and  is  a  favonte 
fishing  and  hunting  resort. 


AS  A  SUMMER  RESORT. 


OLD    TIMES. 


Not  until  i8,2  was  the  attention  of  the  general  pnWic  turned  to  the  Thousand  Islands 
as  a  ^::t:ri'„,  pi'ace,.  or  resort  tor  pleasure  see.ers  and  ----"-^-7-re"h":hf. 

ot    spending  a  few  summer 
days  or  weeks  there  tor  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century 
previous.      There   Governor 
Seward  shook  hands  across 
the   party  chasm   with  Silas 
Wright,  and  caught  bass  and 
muskallonge  with  him   from 
the  same  boat,   exchanging 
practical  quotations  and 
cheerful  jokes  instead  of  po- 
litical opinions  and  argu- 
ments.  There  Rev.  Dr.  Geo. 
Bethune  dropped    theology, 
and  Cien.  Dick  Taylor  forgot 
military  tactics,  and  floated 
sociably    together    down 
among  the  islands.      There 
the  wily  Martin  Van  Buren, 
his  witty   son   John,   Frank 

Blair,  and  other  politicians  of  the  old  school,  found  respite  from  the  affairs  of  the  State  and 
partisan  squabbles,  and  were  soothed  and  softened  by  the  influences  of  nature.  And  when 
these  intellectual  giants  returned  from  their  fishing  expeditions  they  found  rare  good  cheer 
and  comfort  in  the  unpretentious  old  Crossmon  House  at  the  Bay,  where  the  elder  Cross- 
men  was  then  known  as  the  prince  of  country  landlords,  and  in  such  goodly  company 
learned  thoroughly  the  fine  art  nf  managing  and  entertainins  guests. 


IN'r.ET  TO  THE  RIFF. 


THE   THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 


13 


In  the  summer  of  1872  two  or  three  things  occurred  opportunely  to  draw  immediate 
attention  to  the  river  attractions.  George  W.  Pullman,  the  palace-car  king,  had  become 
enamored  with  the  place,  purchased  a  beautiful  island  nearly  opposite  the  Bay,  and  erected 
thereon  suitable  buildings  for  a  luxurious  summer  residence.  By  his  invitation,  in  1872, 
Gen.  Grant  and  family  and  a  party  of  friends  went  to  Pullman's  Island,  as  his  guests,  and 
remained  eight  days.      The  same  season  a  large  party  ot  New  York  and^Suuthern  editors 

made  an  excursion 
to  the  islands,  and 
dined  al fresco  on 
the  same  island, 
the  viands  bemg 
furnished  from  the 
cuisine  of  the 
Crossmon  House. 
These  two  events 
brought  the  isl- 
ands to  the  notice 
of  the  people  in 
all  parts  of  ^^the 
country. 

So  when  the  big 
new   hotels    were 
opened  in  the 
summer  of   1873, 
the  people  at  once 
began   to    hasten 
to  them,  and  since 
then    they   have 
continued  to  come 
every  year  in  large 
numbers.     About  the  same  time  there 
began  to  be  a  great  demand  for  isl- 
ands on  which  to  build  summer  cot- 
tages.     A  large  number  were  sold  in 
1872  and  '73,  and  the  demand   and 
sale  have  continued  each  year  since. 
Of  course  the  best  of  the  islands  have 
now  been  appropriated,  but  there  are 
many  desirable  ones  left,  and  beautiful 
points  also  on  the  main  shore  and  on 
CATCHING  MUSKAi.LONGE.  Wells  Island. 


'I 


THE  THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 

14 

DISTINGUISHED     GUESTS. 

^^^ggj,   Stopping 
T.e  C,o.s„-o.  ,,.  been   .ani^)a..y  —  oHa^  ^.y^_  ^  .^^^^  ^^^^^^^  ^,,^,,, 

nlace  of  Tresident  Arthur,  Oen.  bnenuan, 
Dudley  Warner  and  the  artist  Remhart. 

K,s„™o  P.cN>cs.  A  party  of  from  ten 

several  of  these  enjoyable  affairs  c.n^  "« -^^Str'so:,  ,,.:  hLing.,round, 
,0  twenty-hve  ladies  and  gen^^n  »«  ""^^"^^fr  haU  as  many  oarsmen  as  excurs.ontsts. 
.aUing  liberal  supplies  fr^n  the  ^^^l^^^^^^.^^^^^,,,,^;^,^;^;:;-:^^ 
Each    oarsman     takes   his 
own  skiffand  fishing  tackle.  ,^ 

The  boats  being  towed  in 
single  file  behind  the  yacht, 

present  the  appearance  of 
come  strange   marine  ani- 
mal with  a  very  long  tail. 
An   island   is   selected    as 
the  base  of  operations,  and 
^ere   the  yacht  is  moored 
to  the  shore  and  the  party 
separates,   each   skiff  with 
its  two  or  three  occupants 
taking  a  difterent  direction,   ^ 
with  the  understanding  to  \, 
meet  again  at  that  island  ' 
for    dinner.      At   the    ap- 
pointed    hour    the    boats 
return,  and    the    oarsmen 
nearly   all    of    whom    are 
good  cooks,   set   at   work 
preparing  dinner.     A  fire- 
place is  quickly  improvised 
out  of  rocks,  and  the  savory 
odors  of  a  hot  dinner  soon 
mingle   with  the   piney 
odors  of  the  woods.     The 

ycccht    carries    boards    for    ^  „_^^__^  ^«-...^^:.^_::z__ 

tables  and  the  island  sup-    — ~-         "  ^  ^  ^j     ^^  the  aojacent  islands,  or 

phes  rocks  to  support  them.     Ihe  afternoon  is  ^P^    ;"  ^  ^^  ,,„,en  go  off  to  sleep 

fn  story-telling  under  some  big  trpw^.^  two  -^^^  yj^^^   ^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^^   ^,^,^ 

under  the  influence  ol  Hie  frcsa  au  an.,  a  i.e.^.i,  a 
bring  hammocks  with  them  for  these  occasions. 


PICNIC   DINNER   ON   AN  ISLAND. 


niE   'IMIOUSAXD    ISLANDS. 


I    I 


PARTICULAR  ISLANDS. 

In  T823  all  the  islands  on   the  Ameri- 
can side  between  Ogdensburg  on  the  St 
Lawrence  and  Grindstone  Island  m  Lake 
Ontario  were  granted  to  El-^a  Can^  o 
Sackets  Harbor,  and  all  titles  withm  these 

Unfits  must  be  traced  to  this  Fopn^tor- 
.A  hv  Mr  Roval  E.  Deane  ot  New  York, 
^^^^"^^°^'^^;::"pt,nt^wian.   wo  miles   from  Alexandria 
,  situated  opposue  P«^"  J^^^^      .^^i^^  ,,,anda  of  the  cot- 
;ay,  and  quUe  near   Veils  Island  .  ^^  ^^^^^.^^  ^ 

tage  is  twenty  leet,'  above  »he  water  ana  ^.^^^ 

view  unsurpassed  upon  the  channel  may  b^  e    oy  d^    Many    ^^    ^^^^^ 
captains  pass  within  ^ail-g  distance  of  0..  but         ,         ^^^  ^_^^^^ 

and  family  for  mPny  years  have  ^^^;"  ^^^^^^     i,  Warner  Island,  own- 
/  Just  above  the  village  m  the  A-er^c  "  "^     ^^^^^^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^, 

ed  by  H  H.  Warner,  of  Rochester,  who  is  famous  fo   the  magmtu     ,       ^.^  ^^^^^^^       ^^ 
Ifhis  business  operations.  J^V*"%"r:S"  rTtw     or  thL  months  of  the  year,  and 
Warner  and  family  are  in  the  habit  of  -«  hosts  o  friends  among  the  frequenters  of  t.e 
their   gracious  hospitalities   have    won   them  hosts 

^h^^JXeadyre^rred  to  Pullman's  Island. 


^^  f' 


WARNER  ISLAND,  AS  SEEN  FROM  WELLS'  ISLAND. 


,*:i, 


THE  THOUSAND   ISLANDS. 

^^  .  u        •   „  .o  its  nosition  and  natural  formation  is  one  ot  the 

Near  by  is  Nobby.  wh.ch.  owmg  to  .t^  posmo         ^^^^^  ^^  ^^^  ^^^^^  has  devoted 

most  desirable  among  the  islands.     The  owner,  H  ^^^^^  ^,^^  ^^^^  ^^^  .^^^  .^  ^^ 

ments  both  on  Nobby  and  the 
famous  Oven  which  is  also  tn  his 
possession. 

Rye  Island  has  recently  been 
purchased  by  Nathaniel  W.  Hunt, 
of  Brooklyn,  and  re-christened  St. 
Elmo.  The  cottage  is  a  promment 
one,  and  is  the  design  of  the  arch.- 
tect  who  has  built  most  of  the  finest 

cottages  on  the  river. 

Opposite  The  Crossmon   is  Isle 
NOBBY  ISLAND.  /^PP  remarkable  of  the  m- 

habited  islands.       vvnen  p  ^  ^  f^^y 

ConteofPhUadelphia,,.  ~"-   f^^°' /J'flU.ng  in,  the 
,,.a,e  yards  in  e^en'.  bu    ^y   ,   nng  ^^^  ^^^^  _^^ 

"""V::aaXon    o     L  n,ost  d«i,ab,=  .oca.ion.  on 

improvements. 

The  details  might  be  indefinitely  extended. 


.^^Sm^'Sm'  'SK>3gfe- 


/«i^/  „  >//■' 


.u     T^.v  ;<;  a  triplet  of  charming  little  islands. 

A  short  distance  down  the  river  trom  ^^^  ^avj^      P  ^^^  ^^^^^  ^^^^^^  ^       ,  ^y 
They  are:  Little  Lehigh,  owned  by  Chas  «•  C;^^;^;^^ij^       getW^^  and  Idlewikl, 

Mrn.  E.  Packer  ot  M.uch  d-nk,  Pa    and  E^  P.  Wi)bur.^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^  ^^  ^  ^^^^^^,^^ 
owned  by  Mrs.  R.  A.  Packer,  of  Sayre,  Pa. 
wrought  iron  bridge.  ^^^^i^,^,,  the  means  of  iUumin- 

qport  Island  is  nicely  terraced,  and  a  private  gas 
ating  it  at  night  with  two  hundred  hghts. 


t*l 


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TUK   THOnSANU    ISLANDS. 


THE  CAPRS.  ^^^^^  beautiful  buiMmg 

Many  small  capes  which  scallop  the  main  ^|^;-;  ^^  ^^  "..J  ,,„,nd  for  these    capes 

thecIJtedauthor.anaiateedUorof  IhcCe^^^^^^  ^^^^^^    ^^^^   ^^,^^.     Hr. 


,      Th,-    noint   is  named  "nonnie  Castle,    iron  ^^ 

"'"l"^   ?;?:*  aJ    ..-e  hli.  ..f  spending...-  u- four  ™o.«.,s  of  .He  yea. 
novels.    1  he  '»'"''",  ^-^  „„„|,  of  h,s  l.lerary  work . 
i„and  and  here  l.r.  Tlollan  ^^^_^  ^^^^^  ^^,,,        .  .^^^ 

T„e  h.«or«W  ...  ..-  0«v..  Oven  i,  an  «U,kUo  na,,,ed^  rro,n  ^  a^   ^^^^^  ^_^^      ^„^ 

-'-  ^  -t  r :  ::;,u  ,:;;nioX::^n;  *:  p:»,o.  war  c  .,-s.  a-*  -^  - 

Xd'y  ht'dtrgh:.  ka.e.  he  finally  escaped  _^.^^^  ^^^^  ,,^  ,„,^         Eel 

Goose  Bay  isa  well  known  nshmg  and  h"""  «  «^°Bay  is  another  on  .he  Canadran  s,d=. 
B,v  is  another  a.  the  head  of  Wells  Island     Halstead    By  ^^^^.^^^  ^^^^^ 

'  Fiddler's  Elbow  is  a  thtck  and  lavonte  .luster 


THE  THOUSAND    ISLANr>S. 


21 


iMing 
capes 
5  tlis- 
tages, 

jlland, 
;iy  lit- 
.  Dr. 
incl  im- 


m. 


Holland's 
ar    on  t'..is 


cave  into 
e  for  many 
ed  and  sus- 

village.  Eel 
inadian  side, 
^raters. 


The  Riff  is  the  long  narrow  inlet  to  the  Like  of  the  Islands.  It  is  over  a  mile  long, 
and  so  narrow  that  a  child  an  throw  a  stone  across  it  at  any  point,  and  yet  is  navigable 
for  small  yachts. 

THK    COTTAGES. 

The  river  cottages  are  numerous 
and  every  year  important  additions 
are  made  to  them.  It  is  notice- 
able that  as  time  passes  the  new 
ones  constructed  are  more  and 
more  costly. 

PARKS. 

Round  Island  Park  occupies 
arge    Island    nine    miles     above 
Alexandria  Bay.     It  belongs  to  a 
Baptist  Association,  which  waii  or- 
ganized in  the  summer  of  1879. 

The  Thousand  Island  Park  of 
the  Methodi.sts  is  on  the  upper  end 
of  Wells  Island,  two  miles  below 
Round  Island.  It  was  started  in 
1873,  and  to  its  natural  beauties 
have  been  added  delightful  drives 
and  walks ;  a  village  of  cottages, 
THE  RIFF.  bith  houess,  and  buildings  for  reli- 

gious purposes  and  the  accommodation  of  visitors.     Here  are  held  Sunday  school,  temper- 
ance  and  educational  conventions  every  season. 

Westminster  Park  is  at  the  foot  of  Wells  Island  about  a  mile  and  a  half  from  the  Bay. 
It  was  purchased  in  1874  by  a  Presbyterian  stock  com- 
pany, and  has  been  rapidly  improved,  having  now  several 
miles  of  drives,  and  some  fine  buildings.  In  the  midst  of 
the  ground  is  a  high  hill,  to  the  top  of  which  is  a  winding 
roadway.  This  hill  is  called  Mt.  Beulah,  and  is  surmount- 
ed by  a  pentagonal  chapel,  which  will  accommodate  one 
thousand  persons,  and  has  a  tower  136  feet  high,  present- 
ing one  ot  the  best  views  ot  the  river  and  islands. 

These  parks  are  connected  with  each  other  and  the 
Bay  many  times  daily  by  steamers,  which  afford  delight- 
ful little  trips. 

Although  the  Thousand  Islands  are  now  dotted  with 


DRIED  QBASSKS  FROM  THE    laLANDB. 


THE  THOUSAND   ISLANDS. 

_,es  an.  ..on..  He.  -^-::^-^::7j;^p^::i  ^:rz 

ments  remain,  the  trees  and  rocks ;  the  "^^^^/^Y.  Jverv  varying  views  ;  the  opportunities  for 
with  its  splendid  tonic  andheahng  P^P^  -;;,^;J3  ^  L  added  to  them  yet  >ore. 
boating,  fishing,  huntmg,  bathmg,  etc.,  all  are  here,  ana 

RIVER    SPORTS. 

Koatin.  fishin..  hunfng.  cruising  among  .he  i.la,ul^n  row   boats   or   s.ea.n   yacMs, 

visiting  many  points 
ot  historical   or   tra- 
ditionary interest, 
picnicking    in    large 
or  small  parties,  open 
air    feasting,      and 
lounging   under   the 
trees  by  the  water's 
edge,are  terms  which 
sum  up  the    princi- 
pal   sports     of    the 
river.      There    are 
many  small  boats  at 
the  Bay,   and  many 
good  oarsmen  stand 
ready  to  serve  at  a 
moderate  price,  those 
who  want  their  ser- 
vices.     These  oars- 
men   are  a   conven- 
ience, but    not  a  ne- 
cessity,  to    the    en- 
joym.ents  among  the 
islands.     They  know 
all  the  good  fishing 
grounds,  can  give  all 
needed  instruction  in 
the    art  of  catching, 
will    furnish    the   re- 
quisite fishing  tackle, 
and  cook  the  fish  in 


DESCENDING    THE    RAPIDS. 


anu  uuuN   iiiv-  »'•=■'  »•' 

dainty  and  appetizmg  style  when  caught. 

BiacU  bass  and  pickerel,  large  and  ganry,  abound  in  ^-^  --»7X'esre  :  Ife 
are  also  canglu  every  season,  and  d,e  lady  or  gentleman  ,vh,)  hooks  and  se_u. .. 


THE  THOUSAND   ISLANDS. 


23 


mi 


of  these  largest  and  best  ot  all  Iresh  water  fish,  becomes  the  heroine   or  hero  of  the  day 
on  returning  to  the  Bay. 

Ladies  are  often  the  lucky  ones,  and  sometimes  pull  in   a   muskallonge   of  enormous 
size,  courageously  refusing  the  while  all  masculine  assistance. 


Occasionally  a  muskallonge  weighs  as  high  as  forty  pounds,  a  pickerel  as  high  as  twenty 
pounds,  and  a  bass  as  high  as  six  or  seven  pounds.  The  mubkallonge  are  mosdy  taken 
between  the  middle  of  May  and  the  last  ot  July  ;  the  bass  bite  best  between  the  middle  oi 
June  and  September,  while  tbe  pickerel  are  caught  early  and  late  in  the  season,  and  all  the 
season. 

Trolling  is  the  usual  and  most  exciting  method  ot  fishin^'  among  the  islands,  though 
much  pleasant  still  fishing  is  also  done. 


THE  THOUSAND  ISLANDS. 


l! 


*ey  flock  ,0  the  bays  and  coves  of  ^^^'^jV^Z  a  taldred  or  more  fine  fish,  nor 
lual  fo.  a  fishing  party  .0  -^ '° '^^ffje  y  b'-d-billed  trophies  of  his  marksmanship, 
to,  the  hunter  to  come  .n  w.th  fift  en  o^  >      ^^^^^^ 

STEAM fc-Ki,  ^^  ^^^  ^.^^^  ^^   frequent  intervals. 

The  large  line  steamers  are  seen  plying  up  am  ^^^^^^^   ^^  excursions. 

All  oT  them'touch  at  the  Bay.  -/ --J,;;  I^Ta  r-:^'necessities   of  the   increasing 
A  new  company  has  been  formed^to  meet  the  deman  ^^^^^^   ^^^^^  ^^^   ^^^^^  ^^^ 

-^^""^^^^^  Lake  Ontario,  by  puttmg  on 

a  line  of  floating  palaces, 
similar  to  those  on  the  Hud- 
son, and  costmg  from  $80,- 
000  to  1 100,000  each. 

An   important    feature   of 
life  at  the   Bay,  and  among 
the  Thousand  Islands,  is  the 
great  and  increasing  number 
of  steam   yachts,  large   and 
small,  which  glide  to  and  fro 
over  the   water  and   in   and 
out  among  the   island   chan- 
nels, during  the  pleasure  sea- 
son.     Some    of    these    are 
models  ot  archi^.ectural  beau- 
ty, such  as  can  be  seen  almost 

nowhere  else.  In  going  con- 
siderable distances  on  the 
river,  these  yachts  afford  a 

--     M,  ii_,M -.  swift  and   delightful  convey- 

^^^^^^^^'U^'-^-'-^^^^^^^-^^  ■  nd    for   distant   places 

and  picnic  ,  wanderer. 

■      vi.o  nf  the  magnitude  and  wildness  of  this 
The  best  way  of  gaining  a  "^'/^^'f^.^^t^l    This  fast  steamer  makes  t«o  trips 
archtpelago  is  by  taking  a  tr,p  ""  ^^J  J^^^^J",!,  „f  Ae  most  intricate  channels   among 
daily  of  forty  miles  each,  takmg  m  on  its  way  so 
the  islands.  ^  scene  of  enchantment. 

^,..  ,..„.  nigh,  scenes  at  the  Bay  are  wierdly  enchanting  _-d  ^^nropean  tra^^^^^ 
say  th;remi:d  .hem  of  the  night  scenes  at  Vemcc,  and  arc  ,u..e  .,  be    -..-.. 


TIIR  THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 


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nations  extend  far  up  and  down  the  river,  on  gliding  yachts,  and  steamers,  on  the  islands, 
along  the  grounds,  and  in  the  windows  and  towers  of  the  great  hotels,  and  added  to  these 
are  the  lights  of  the  village,  and  nightly  displays  of  Chinese  lanterns,  Roman  candles, 
rockets  and  other  fireworks.  This  superb  kaleido-^cope  of  river  fires  must  be  witnessed  to 
be  appreciated. 

IMPORTANT    EFFECTS. 

An  ardent  admirer  of  the  Thousand  Islands  has  said  that  they  were  conducive  to  four 
important  effects  :  health,  happiness,  enthusiasm  and  love.  Concerning  this  last  it  should 
be  said  that  Cupid  is  all  powerful  here.  The  moment-  is  question  which  is  the  key  of 
matrimony  has  been  asked  and  an- 
swered many  scores  of  times  among 
these  charming  islands. 

ALEXANDRIA   BAY. 

This  village  is  the  central  point  of 
interest  from  its  nearness  to  the  most 
picturesque  part  of  the  islands.  It 
has  a  population  of  about  seven  hun- 
dred, and  is  prettily  situated  on  a 
point  of  land  between  two  river  bays 
making  it  almost  water  bound.  The 
fishing  in  this  vicinity  is  better  than 
elsewhere  owing  to  the  greater  num- 
ber ot  islands  svhich  cause  quiet  shal- 
lows where  fish  delight  to  congregate. 
Here,  too,  is  the 

CHURCH    OF   THE  THOUSAND  ISLANDS, 

built  in  185 1  through  the  instrumen- 
tality of  Rev.    Dr.    George  W.    Be-  in  Canadian  waters. 
thune,  of  the  Reformed  Dutch  Church,  who  was  a  regular  visitor  at  the  Bay  for  many  suc- 
cessive years  commencing  as  early  as  1841;.     The  church  building,  which  is  a  chaste  stone 
structure,  with  truncated  tower,  stands  on  a  knoll  in  the  edge  of  the  village. 

METHODIST  CHURCH. 

There  is  also  a  pretty  little  church  recently  completed  by  the  Methodists  at  a  cost  ot 
about  $6,000,  finished  inside  in  black  walnut  and  ask,  and  nicely  carpeted.  It  has  a  capa- 
city for  seating  about  300  persons. 

PROSPECTIVE    EPISCOPAL   CHURCH. 

Bishop  Huntington  and  others  are  making  an  effort  to  secue  the  erection  of  an  Episco- 
pal Chapel  at  the  Bay,  and  a  part  of  the  necessary  funds  have  been  pledged  and  collected. 


tlil 


dil 


si.»t«ljt«*!i.ei'-"--  ■*■ 


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THE  THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 


I.lliRAKV. 


to  year. 


^ 


DEVIL'S  OVEN. 


to 

I 


28 


TlIK  THOUSANU    ISLANDS. 

THE  CROSSMON. 

THE    OLD    AND    NEW. 

we  „o«  corne  .0  *a.  wh',*  provides  ,««.  and  ^''^^^'"^^:X^X^^  ^ 

'   """"'     sociabilities,  we  mean  1  he 
CROSSMON.    The  old  hotel 
under   the  same  manage- 
ment as  the  new,  has  been 
referred  to.     It   had  been 
the  stopping  place  for  visi 
tors  to  the  islands  for  more 
than  a  quarter  Ota  century 
and  acquired   during  that 
time  a  reputation  of  which 
any  hotel  with  similar  tacih- 

ties  might  be  proud.  The 
new,  many-towered  Cross- 
moncorisistsofafivestory 

building,  covering  exactly 
the  site  of  the  old  hotel  of 

pleasant  memories.  It  is  a 
picturesque  structure,  sur- 
rounded by  wide  verandas 
and  traversed  by  spacious 
halls. 

TJK  SITUATION  AND  OUTLOOK. 

It   is  most    charmingly 

^     - .  situated,  close  to  the  river 

THE  t-KOSsMoN  IN  iH^-  ^^^^^  ,,,  ^ame  on  the  east 

^.VeTor  :>:::*  .wo  -^'r  :nTer„'Vra;"U  l...  ca.a..  a. 

where  boat-passengers  enter,  and  the 

the  mode  ot  conveyance  ,,,^,TArES  of  the  crossmon. 

-'"-^rM:  a..e,  ..op  .e.,  o„  *e  .ue«  .ontof  .  e 

.o.Ja^r:u:;.;::::::d;;:r;:::i; ,.., .....  v„a„oa3  a.  a.  »„.. ...- 


THE   THUL'SAND    ISLANDS. 


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guests  like  to  assemble  for  games  and  promenading.  An  elevator  runs  from  the  basement 
to  the  top  of  the  building,  and  the  broad  stairways  in  both  main  building  and  wing,  afford 
quick  means  of  egress  in  case  of  fire. 

The  hotel  is  lighted  throughout  with  gas,  and  supplied  with  pure  river  water,  which  is 
forced  by  a  steam  engine  into  an  enormous  copper  tank  on  the  roof,  and  conveyed  from 
there  to  the  various  floors  by  means  ot  galv.iniz;.l  iron  pipes,  thus  doing  away  with  all  danger 
of  lead poiso,iiiio,  and  other  impurities.  On  every  floor  are  water-closets  and  bath-rooms, 
with  hot  and  cold  water.  Electrical  bells  and  speaking  tubes  connect  the  office  with  every 
part  of  the  buildmg.  It  will  accommodate  three  hundred  guests  and  is  adapted  to  satisfy 
those  who  are  accustomed  to  luxurious  homes 


THE    CROSSMON    IN    1863. 

The  table  is  supi)lied  with  all  the  delicacies  of  the  season,  prepared  by  accomplished 
cooks ;  and  the  best  brand  of  foreign  wines,  beers  and  liciuors  await  the  orders  of  all    who 

desire  them.  c    u     a 

Morning  concerts  are  given  by  a  fine  orchestra,  and  the  amusements  of  the  day  are 
varied  in  the  evening  by  music,  dancing  and  g  imes  in  the  parlors,  and  thus  the  r  ound^  o 
enjoyment  may  be  continued  from  early  morning  until  late  bedtime.  There  are  over  five 
hundred  feet  of  verandas,  and  guesis  may  promenade  the  entire  distance,  and  through  the 
long  halls,  without  obstruction. 

Appetizing  lunches  are  neady  put  up  free  of  charge  at  the  hotel,  for  picnic  and  fishing 
parties,  and,  after  a  ride  on  the  river,  are  often  enjoyed  in  the  open  air,  under  the  trees, 


OQ  THE  THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 

"*  T,e rlrof  *e  hoU  over  an  ac.  in  e«en,  have  been  nice,  ,ra.edand  graded, 
and  are,>eau,i«ed  in  ,.ace,  J>y  >;«.  o.  «ow..  ^^  _^^  ^^^^^,^  ^^^^     ^^ 

*U  lidet  *:•  ;rn::H    .alZg  PU^  for  yac„«  and  snr.Uer  boaK     O^e  nor*  ,s  a 


^^Vii^^^^B^W-Kl ':sim  S^Je^S 


THK    CKOSSMON    IN   1879. 

rocky  incline,  spotted  with  grass  and  flowers.     The  grounds,  as    well  a.   Uje  ^^'^^^  - 
brilliantly  illuminated  at  night,  colored  lights  shinu^g  >n  all  the  towers,  which  have        pe 
liarly  beautiful  effect  as  seen  from  the  river.  ,   .      ,^u  ^f  thf 

Notwithstanding  the  extensive  accommodations,  '^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^'^J^^^'^^l  ^ 
time  during  the  warm  season,  and  it  is  therefore  a  good  plan  for  parties  ..shing    rooms, 
engage  them  ,n  advance  by  letter,  or  through  the  agency  of  friends. 


Address, 


CROSSMON  &  SON, 

THE  CROSSMON 
ALEXANDR] 


BAY,  N.  Y 


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33  KAME^  OF  It^LANDS  AND  POINTS. 

..    „..nB.  of  the  iahabited  islands  and  poinU  beginning  in  order  at  Clayton 
The  following  are  the  names  of  Uie  miia  nic 
and  extending  below  Alexandria  lUy.  ^^^^^  ^  ^   Alvord,  Syracuse,  N.  Y 

Governor's— three  acre^  owni'd  by " " chas.  G.  Emory,  New  York 

CALUMET-three  ncres,  owned  by . . W.  F.  Wilson,  Watertown,  N.  \ 

l.(,so'noCK-one  acre,   owned  by Vion    w' "F."roVter,  W.  1     Wilson.  Watertown.  N.  Y., 

llEMLCK-twenty  acres,  owned  by ■     ^  ^  .„^r,  Perch  River,  and  others 

H.  IT.  Warner,   Rochester,  N.  Y 

Gus  IsLAND-half  acre,  owned  by ■  •  -^ •  • ' ;  ■  }^;^^;^  Syraca«'.  N.  Y. ;  John  l^ogers  and 

STEWART,  OR  JEfKERs-ten  acres,  owned  ».y. .  •  •   ■  •  -J"  lUirdette,  Otsego  Camp  Club;  t  aleb 

^'^*^''''  M,ss  Ua.kell,  Carthage,  N.  ^^^^'^        ^^^^^,,^    .,,,„,,  n.  Y.  ;  Wesley 

Clark,  Cooperstown,  N.  V • ,  Miss    ^  ^^^.^^  Clayton. 

M.  Rich.  Joseph  Sayles,  Rome,  N   \.,  Reiiben  b  ^  ^ 

N.  Y.;  Chas.  Chickering,  f'"P«"^''««"'fJ;^VL  Sargent,  Watertown.  N.  Y 

Two  in  Eel  Bay-two  acres,  owned  by 


Mrs.  Etta  StiUwell.  New  York 

WHORTLEBERRY  IsLANU-two  acres  owned  by. . . .  .^ ■-•  •  •  •  -   ^  p    g^^^jj^  Wilberham.  Mass. 

Little  Whortleberry  IsLAND-half  acre,  owaed  by lu.     ^^^  ^  ^^^^^  q^^^^^^  jj.  Y. 

Hub  Island- one  acre,  owned  by •  • William  Wright,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

One  Tree  IsLAND-iiuarter  acre,  owmd  by '  • j^^  Atwell.  Syracuse,  N.  Y 

Maple  Island— ten  acres,  owned  by '   " " '  •^'  '^^  Huntington.  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Twin— one  acre,  owned  by "  j^^^  Elizabeth  Skinner,  New  York 

Watch— one  acre,  owned  liy '    -^^j.^    Helen  S.  Taylor,  New  York 

Isle  Helena— one  acre,  owned  by •■■ ^  ^  Washburne,  New  York 

Occident  AND  Orient- chree  acres,  owned  by " 'WMrs.  E.  N.  Robinson,  New  York 

Isle  of  Pines— two  acres,  owned  V.y .0.  L.  Frederick,  Carthage,  N.  \ 

Frederick's— two  acres,  owned  by 


NAMES    OK    ISLANDS    AND    I»orNT8. 


88 


Vankkkiiilt  iHbAND— three  acres,  own-     by  I.  B.  Ilaiiiilton,  New  York 

Bay  Sidk— one  ucre,  owned  by II.  F.  Mosher,  Wntortown,  N.  Y 

Lattimkk,  lst,ANi),  one  iioro,  owned  by l>r.  Charles  K.  Lattimer,  New  York 

HivEB  HwK— (Main  Land)  one  acre,  owned  by Jainex  C.  Lee,  Oouverneur,  N.  Y 

Kim.ikn's  Point— (JA/t'/t  Land)  one  acre,  owned  by Killien,  Ijockport,  N.  Y 

IIoli.oway's  I'oiNT — {Main  Lanil)  one  acre,  owned  by Nathan  Ilolloway,  Omar,  N.  Y 

Fimiikr'8  Landino — {Afain  Land)  two  acres,  owned  by, . .  .Mrc.  R.  Guriiee,  Miss  Newton,  Omar,  N.  Y 

}Iarmony — one-fourth  acre,  owned  by Mrs.  Celia  Ber^jer,  Syracuse,  N.  Y 

Wavino  Branchks— owned  by I).  ('.  Graham,  Stone  Mills,  N.  Y.;  A.  Snell,  Lafari^eville,  N.  Y. ; 

(Wells  Inland.)  .1.   I'etrie,  Watertown,  N.  Y. ;  Jerome  B.   fiouks,  Lafargeville,   N.  Y. ;  Isaac 

Mitchell,   L.   Hughes,  Stone  Mills,  N.  Y. ;  L.  Ainsworth,  P.  Smith,   H.  S. 
Tolles,  IraTravor,  Watertown,  N.  Y. 

Bonny  Kyrik— ( Welln  Inland)  owned  by Mrs.  Peck,  Boonville,  N.  Y 

TiiROoi'  Dock— (llW/,«t  Mand)  owned  by.  .Dr.  ('.  E.  Liitimer,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  and  Dr.  S.  J.  Latimer, 

New  York,  N.Y.,  and  Prof,  lloos.  Cortland.  N.  Y. 

Goose  Island— (juarter  acre,  owned  by Mrs.  Lottie  Simonds,  Watertown, N.Y 

Bay  View— owned  by C.  S.  Lyman,  Westmoreland,  N.  Y 


Jolly  Oaks— (Wells  Isla7id)  two  acres,  owned  by.  .Prof.  A.  H.  Brown,  Dr.  N.  D.  Ferguson.  John  Nor- 
ton, 0.  T.  Green.  Carthage,  N.Y. ;  Hon.  W.W.  Butterfield,  lledwood,  N.  Y 
Peel  Island— two  acres,  owned  by  Mrs.  Sarah  P.  Lake.  Mrs.  Jane  E.   Tomlinson  and   Miss  Maggie 

Parker Watertown,  N.Y 

Josephine— owned  by ^L-s.  Emma  Kenyon.  Watertown,  N.  Y 

CALU-MET-oae-Ualf  acre,  owued  by Rov.  H.  K.  ^Vaite,  New  Roehelle,  N.  Y 


.^^  NAMEH    OF    IMLANDH   AND    POlN'l'S. 

..„,„V,vu»-U,a»,c.,  „.,..a  by '"f;::J;^:;, jWm.  N   v';  .,..,.,1.,.,. 

{Mam  Land.)  John  Mndner,  Utlca,  N.\ 

liiNDNKR's— Olio  iicro,  owtunl  \)y •  •    ■  ■   ij^^y^^^  |.,   p^,,„,j.^  Now  York 

|hi,ani>  Uoyai,— Olio  acre,  owned  liy ..I.  M.  Curtis,  Clovelaiul,  Oliio 

Ckkar-oiio  acre,  owneil  b.v Hon.  W.  0.  Rose,  Clevoland,  Oliio 

WiM)  IlosK,— one  acre,  owuetl  by ^  ^j   ^  .^^^.^.^^  Cleveland,  Ohio 

G Yi'MV  Isi  vND— two  acres,  owned  by •  • • ^    ^    \Mwy,   KoxbiiiK,  I'a 

Au,E..iiKNv  Vox^x-iMain  Land)  Iwoacre.,  owned  by    ^  •  -  ^^^^^^^^^  Urbckville.  ( )nt 

TiioTo-two  acres,  owned  ^'Y  •  •  •  •  • \^^^.  ^^^^\^,,r  AyraiiU,  Geneva,  N.  Y 

Bklue  I«i-ANi.-quarter  acre,  owned  by --  "\^n,A\,y  Win^low.  Watcrtown,  N.  Y 

Seven  Isles— Ave  acres,  owned  Dv   • LaUatt,  New  Or'eans.  La 

LOUISIANA  Po.NT-(  IVW/.s  M.nd )  three  acres.  owned by  Hon.  '>-^^;^^;J_^^^  ^^     ^^^  ^,,„^g^^  „, 

CiUARTETTE  IsLANP-quarter  acre,  owned  by 


SUNNYSIDE, 

the  sunimer  home  of  Rev.  C.eorgc 
Rockwell,  now  of  New  York  City, 
but  best  known  in  this  region  as 
for  more  than  twenty  years  the 
pastor  of  the  Reformed  Church, 
the  first  organized  at  Alexandria 
Bay. 


NEMAH-BiN-two  acres,  owned  by ^   ^^  ^^^^^^  Chicago.  Ill 

CoMFORT-two  acres,  owned  by ^^  -^  ' Warner.  Rochester,  :;.  Y 

Warner  TsLAND-one  acre,  owned  by -^^-^  ^^  ^^^^^^^  ^j^^.^^^  ^.   Y 

MiNiUM-owned  by - .  -  ^;  ;.  .^j^^^u^j^  Alexandria  Bay,  N.  Y 

Little  Gem— owned  by ''^'-^^     "& 


NAMKS   OF    ISLANDS   AND    POINTS.  89 

iHLAND  ORActK— owned  liy Missdracie  M.  Fox,  AUsxiirulria  Buy,  N.  Y 

Wau  Wi.net— one-half  iuto,  owned  by C  K.  Hill,  Chicago,  111 

CiJHA— one  acre,  owno  I  by W.  F.  Story,  HiitTalo,  X.  Y 

Devil's  Oven— one  acre,  owned  by U.K.  Heath,  IJrooklyn,  N.  Y 

Sunny  Side— (C/avr//  Jxlanil)  live  acres,   owned  by Hev.  Geo.  H.  Uockwell,  New  York 

Easton— four  aerrs,  owned  by James  K.  Easton,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

^Iei.homi;  Loihie— (CV/rrr//  Islntid)  nine  acres,  owned  by V.  H.  I'lilliiian.  Chicago,  111 

\tnn.v.nwK—(ChfrriiIsltiii(l),  owned  by Mrs,  G.  B.  Marsh,  Chicago,  III 

Sake  P()INT-(UV//.>i  Ishtinl)  four  acres,  owned  by  H.  11.  Warner,  Uochester,  N.  Y 

Craiu  Side— (HV//.'<  Islnmt),  owned  by H.  A,  i.auKhiin,  I'ittsburK,  I*a 

West  Point— seven  acres,  owned  by John  Afathews,  New  York 


KISHINO  I'AKTIES  AT  FROST  ISLAND. 

Pullman— three  acres,  owned  by Geo.  M.  Pullman,  Chicago.  Ill 

Nonnv- three  acres,  owned  by H.  R.  Heath,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

LiTTLK  Anoel— one  eighth  acre,  owned  by W.  A.  Angell,  Chicflgo,  111 

Welcome— three  acres,  owned  by Hon.  S.  G.  Pope,  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y" 

Friendly- three  acres,  owned  by K-  W.  Dewey,   Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

Linlitiioow— one-fourth  acre,  owned  by Hon.  R.  A.  Livingston,  New  York 

Florence— two  acres,  owned  by H-  S.  Chandler,  New  York 

St.  Elmo— three  acres,  owned  l)y Nathaniel  W.  Hunt,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

Felseneck— (IV'e^/.s  Island}  owned  by I'rof.  A.  G.  Hopkins,  Clinton,  N.  Y 

Point  Lookout— (We//«  Island)  one  acre,  owned  by Miss  L.  J.  Bullock,  Adams,  N.  Y 

EDGEWOon  Park— (Maw  Land)  thirty  acres,  owned  by.  ..  =  .  =  ,. , Edgewood  Park  Association 


30  .NAMES    OF   ISLANDS   AND    POINTS. 

A  u„  G  C\  Martin,  Watertown,  X.  Y 

ED(.EWOOD-(Pomi  Main  Land)  one  acre,  owned  by  ji^n  S  G.  Pope,  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y 

West  ViEW-(Pomf  Main  Land)  one  acre,  owned  by Hon.  b.  G.  ^_  J^ .    ^^^^^^J^^  ^^  ^ 

ViLULA-CPoinf  Main  Land)  half  acre,  owned  by •  •  •  ^. '-    '        ^,,^^nd,ia Bay,  N.  Y 

Nut  SHELL-(Po*-"i  Main  Umd)  five  acres,  owned  by ........ .  -^^^  W.  Lro^.  n^^n,^^^^^^  pj^ji^^^j/hia.  Pa 

Isi.E  iMi'ERiAL— one  acre,  owned  by ^.^^  ^.j^^j^^  ^^^^^^  ^^y^  jj  j 

Hub  Clarke  IsLAND-quarter  acre,  owned  by •^-  —  -   ^.^^,^^^  Watertown.  N,  Y 

Fern— one  acre,  owned  by ...  Hon.  E.  K.  Hart,  Albion,  N.  Y 

Hart's— five  acres,  owned  by W.  G.  Deshler,  Columbus,  Ohio 

Deshler— fifteen  acres,  owned  by  • '  •   "^u,  'jj   Hayden,  Columbus,  Ohio 

Netts- one  acre,  owned  by •  • •  • '.  • ,,      j   (,   Holland,  New  York 

BONNIE  Castle-(;  oint  Main  iMnd)  fifteen  acres,  o^™ed  by .^ •  -Mr    J  _^   ^^^  ^^^^^ 

Crescent  CoTTA..Es-{MaiH  Land)  ten  acres,  owned  by^ ^  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^^ 

Point  MAROUERiTE-(i»fa/»  Land)  thirty  acres,  owned  by ^  •  •  •  ■  •  •  -  ■ -^^^     Watertown,  N.  Y 

Long  BRANCH-(Po/.f  Main  Lanu,  ten  acres,  owned  by ^^m.  .^  ^^^^^^^^  p,,,naster  U.  S.  Navy 

Sun-Dew  IsLANU-OQe  acre,  owned  by •  •  •  •  •    ^^^^^^^  ^,,j  „,,„  j,  e.  Spencer.  New  York 

Manhattan— five  acres,  owned  l.y ^^^^^   ^^^^^  Donohue.  New  York 

St.  John's— six  acres,  owned  by J.  L.  Hasbrouck,  New  York 

Maple— six  acres,  owned  by • .  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •    •  • "  j '  ;.■■ '  j^'     „j  )^v,n.  y^.  Havden,  Columbus,  O 

FAIRY  Land-20  acres,  owned  by  Peter  G.  lUyden, (  has.  II.  llHyden  ^^   ^.^^^^  ^^^^^^^  ^  ^ 

Little  FRAUD-one-half  acre,   owned  by ^^^^^^  ^^   Dickinson,  New  York 

Pike  IsLAND-one  acre,  owned  by ^  y^;.  ^j^g^rouck,  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y 

Huguenot- two  acres,  owned  by W.  J.  ^  icwis.  Pittsburg,  Pa 

Resort— three  acres,  owned  by .Hon.  S   Miller,  New  Haven,  Conn 

Deer— forty  acres,  owned  by \^^^    j^  Palmer,  Carthage,  Dak 

Island  Makv-Iwo  acres,  owned  by -■-  j^,;^^,;,;^  ^„,|  q.  h.  Robinson,  New  York 

Walton— seven  acres,  owned  by ^  '     ^^^^^  ^  ^^^  Packer,  Sayre,  Pa 

Idlewilii— four  acres,  owned  by ^,^^^   ^j   C'limmings,  New  York 

Little  LEHiGH-one  awe,  owned  by • ...Mrs.  11.  E.  Packer,  Mauch  Chunk.  Pa 

Si'ORT— four  acres,  owned  by ^  Stevenson,  Sayre,  Pa 

SuNNV-SiuE— two  acres,  owne.l  by ..'."."..'.'.. .  .Summer-Land  Association 

Summer-Land- ten  acres. 
"Summer- 
member 
uean  E.  m-ace,    isamn  ^  .  ^  ".^^,   -  io,.„nW  W  Hawlev 

Fisk,  Alfred  Underbill  and  Horace  Bronson,  of  Syracuse,  .N.  \.      ^   ^   ^^.^^^^  ^^^  ^^^^ 

Arcadia  and  Ina— five  acres,  owned  by *  *  '^j.^^  ^  ^^j^^gent,  New  York 

Spuyten  Duyvel— one  acre,  owned  by i)ouglas  Miller,  New  Haven,  Conn 

Douglas- five  acres,  owned  by ^j^^  g  j^  George,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Kit  Grafton— one-half  acre,  owned  by •  ,|,jj^jjjj^g  y  Borden,  New  York 

Lookout— two  acres,  owned  by •^'  ^  "  ^yngerford,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Ella— one-fourth  acre,  owned  by • -Q  -p'  ^;   ^^^^^^^  Alexandria  Bay,  N.  Y 

Little  Charm— one-eighth  acre,  owned  by ^      •     •  ^  ^  Goodwin,  New  York 

Excelsior  GROUP-flve  acres,  owned  by ^  -  •  •f;^:^^^^,,^^^^  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Elephant  Rock— one-eighth  acre,  owned  by j^^^  Fellows,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Sunb-.am  Group— one  acre,  owned  by • " ' " ^^^  ^  j  q^^^^^  New  York 

Alk-e— two  acres,  owned  by ...,,, •    ^    j^-Qj-man  Whilehouse,  Now  York 

Schooner— six  acres,  owned  by 


NAMES    OF    ISLANDS   AND   POINTS.  37 

Birch— seven  acres,  owned  by W.  J.  Lewis,  Pittsburg,  PA 

DiNGLESPEiL— four  acfes,  owned  by.  Joseph  Babcock,  Alexandria  Bay,  N.  Y 

Ours— three  acres,  owned  by M-s.  M.  Carter,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y 

Lone  Pine  Island— one  acre,  owned  by Wm.  M.  Conistock  and  Walter  Rulison,  Evans  Mills 

Helen's  Island— ownad  by Mrs.  0.  G.  Staples,  Washington.  D,  C 

Rob  Roy— two  acres,  owned  by A.  H.  Grecnawalt,  Pittsburg,  Pa 

Little  DELianT- two  acres,  owned  by Louis  W.  Morrison,  New  York 

CovART  Island— one  acre,  owned  by ,Tohn  C.  Covart,  Cleveland,  0 

Cloud  Rest— four  acres,  owned  by A.  H.  Greenawalt,  Pittsburg,  Pa 

Chillon  Island— four  acres— owned  by A.  H.  Greenawalt,  Pittsburg,  Pa 

Lily's  Island— quarter  acre,  owned  by Miss  L.  B.  H.  Morrison,  Erie,  Pa 

Berkshire— twenty  acres,  owned  by Hon.  S.  G.  Pope,  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y 


(1)^5C'3S) 


r 


Dedicated  to  the  Guests  of  The  Crossmon. 

ON  THE  ST.  LAWRENCE. 


By  GEOROE  C  BRAODON. 


^  WAY!  away!  the  golden  day 
A     B.ams  brightly  on  the  rivtr, 
^#  And  time  beguiles  where  hapvy  isle. 
W     Rest  peacefully  forever; 
*       And  smilingly  forever, 
Invitingly  forever. 

Where  isles  of  green  o'erlook  the  sheen 

Of  fair  St.  Lawrence  river, 
The  silver  sheen  round  isles  of  green. 

Upon  St.  Lawrence  river. 


Ah!   fair  the  isles,  adorned  with  smiles 

To  tireet  the  wooing  river; 
We  float  between,  'neath  branches  green, 

And  long  to  float  forever, 

To  dream  and  float  forever. 

Forgetfully  forever. 

With  line  and  boat  to  dream  and  float 

On  blue  St.  T^iiwrence  river. 
Todnaiuandlloat  with  line  and  boat 

AdownSt.  Lawrence  rivnr. 


IN  THE  REEDS  NEAR  WEIJ-S  ISLAND. 


Now  dipping  oar  recedes  the  shore. 
And  on  the  restless  river 

We  gaily  ride,  we  bound  and  glide, 
While  sunbeams  flash  and  (piiver, 
Around  us  flash  and  quiver. 
From  billows  fla.-h  and  quiver. 

And  all  is  brigU;  and  care  is  light 
On  old  St.  Lawrence  river; 

And  care  is  light,  and  all  is  oright 
Upon  St.  Lawrence  river. 


Shall  we  forget  the  friends  we  met 

And  loved  upon  the  river V— 
Its  songs  and  dreams  and  changing  gleams? 

No,  never;  and  no,  never, 

We  shall  forget  them  never. 

We  can  forget  them  never. 

The  thousand  joys  and  sweet  alloys. 

Of  dear  St.  Lawrence  river. 
With  sweet  alloys  tlie  thousand  joys 

Of  Thousand  Island  Uiver. 


ROUTES  TO  THE  BAY. 


Leave  the  N.  Y.  Central  at  Rome,  and  enter  the  palace  cars  of  the  Rome,  Watertown  &  Ogdens- 
burg  Railroad.  A  few  liours'  ride  on  these  will  bring  you  to  Cape  Vincent,  thirty  miles  from  Alex- 
andria Bay.  where  steamers  run  to  and  fro  twice  a  day,  connecting  closely  with  the  trains. 

Take  the  Wast  Shore  route  via  Utica  in  connection  with  Utica  and  Black  River  Railroad,  or  via 
Syracuse  in  connection  with  the  Rome,  Watertown  and  Ogdensburg  Railroad. 

Or  if  you  pkM^jri,  take  the  other  branch  at  Watertown,  and  ride  through  a 
picturesque  country  to  Ogdensburg  (six  hours  from  Rome,)  and  there  take  steam-  .^      y 

er  up  the  river  to  the  Bay,  36  miles. 

Or  leave  the  Central  at  Syracuse  (which  shortens  the  distance  for  parties  from 
the  west,)  and  take  the  Syracuse  Northern  to  Richland,  from  which  place  the 
route  is  again  on  the  R.,  W.  &  0.  R.  R. 

On  starting  from  Oswego  (to  which  city  is  a  railroad  from  Syracuse  and 
lines  of  steamers  from  all  the  principal  points  of  the  great  lakes,  some  of  which 
go  to  the  Bay,)  a  branch  of  the  R.,  W.  &  0.  connects  with  the  mam  road  to 
Richland. 

Or  if  from  the  east,  you  take  the  Dekisvare  &  Hudson  at  Troy  or  Albany, 
going  through  Saratoga  and  along  the  west  shore  of  LakeChamplain,  to  Rouses 
I'oint,  there  taking  the  Ogdensburg  &  Lake  Champlain  R.  R.  to  Ogdensburg, 
having  a  delightful  sail  from  Ogdensburg  by  steamer  to  Alexandria  Bay. 

Or  leaving  Albany  or  Troy  via  D.  &  H.  C.  Co..  taking  steamers  through 
Ijakes  (ieorge  and  Champlain  (the  most  delightful  of  all,)  to  Plattsburgh.  D.  & 
II.  to  Rouses  Point,  O.  &  L.  C,  and  steamer  to  Alexandria  Bay,  maki'  g  one  of 
the  best  trips  in  this  country. 

Or  you  can  leave  the  Central  at  Utica  and  take  the  cars  on  Utica  &  Black 
River  R.  R.,  which  will  take  you  without  clmnge  of  cars  to  Clayton,  in  four  and       \   ^||^^ 
a  half  hours,  13  miles  from  Alexandria  Bay,  where  a  steamer  will  be  found  "^ 

which  will  complete  the  journey  in  one  hour. 

Or  from  Chicago  and  the  we>t  you  can  take  the  First  Limited  Express  via 
Chiu;igo  &  Orand  Trunk  R.  R.  at  3:20  v.  m.  daily,  with  through  Pullman  Sleep- 
ers for  Boston,  arriving  at  Alexandria  Bay  the  next  evening  in  time  for  supper, 
via  steamer  from  Kingston,  25  miles  distance.     The  "boss"  route. 

Or  Jrom  Portland,  Old  Orchard  Beach,  Montreal  or  Quebec  and  Maine  re- 
sorts, take  the  Grand  Trunk  R.  R.  to  UrockvilJe,  Gananoque  or  Kingston,  and 
steamers  from  those  points  to  Alexandria  Bay,  making  one  of  the  most  delight- 
ful trips  in  this  country. 

Or  starting  from  >few  York,  take  the  New  York,  Ontario  &  Western  R.  R. 
from  West  42'1  St.,  Cortlandt  or  Desbrosses  Sts.  ferries,  and  enter  the  thiough 
Pullman  Buffet  Sleeping-Cars  for  Cape  Vincent;  (this  is  the  only  route  from 
New  York  running  Pullman  Sleepers  to  the  islands.) 

At  Cape  Vinctnt  the  new  Steamer  St.  Lawrence  makes  close  connection 
with  the  trains,  running  30  miles  down  the  river,  through  the  islands  to  the  Ray. 

Connections  with  the  Pennsylvania  R.  H.  by  this  route  are  made  in  Jersey  ■  i 

City,  in  Union  Station,  and  all  transfer  across  New  York  City  avoided. 

From  Portland,  Old  Orchard  Beach,  and  Maine  resorts,  take  the  Portland 
&  Ogdensburg  R.  R..  passing  through  the  White  Mountains  and  Vermont,  via  Rouses  Point  to  Og- 
densburg, and  steamer  to  Alexandria  Bay.  This  is  the  shortest  line  from  the  Wliite  Mountains  and 
Maine. 

The  U.  &  B.  R.  R.  R.  has  been  completed  to  Ogdensburg,  from  which  point  steamers  also  run  to 
the  Bay.  A  four-horse  coach  will  run  from  Redwood  station  to  the  Bay,  seven  miles,  connecting  with 
the  trains. 

Visitors  rrom  the  east  whose  route  is  by  the  Northern  Railroad,  which  connects  with  the  Vermont 
Central,  will  take  a  steamer  at  Ogdensburg  for  the  rest  of  the  journey,  which  leaves  upon  the  arrival 
of  train,  reaching  the  Bay  in  time  for  supper. 

The  Royal  Mail  line  of  steai^.ers  run  from  Niagara  Falls  to  Montreal,  passing  down  the  St.  Law- 
rence by  daylight,  and  stopping  at  the  Bay. 

Since  the  coiu|)letioa  of  the  Lake  Ontario  Shore  Railroad,  facilities  for  reaching  Alexandria  Bay 
from  the  west  have  improved.  I'arties  may  now  leave  Niagai'a  Falls  in  Palace  cars  in  the  morning 
and  I'ide  ill  thoiu  to  Capo  Vincent,  and  there  taking  a  steamer,  al'rive  al  the  Bay  iu  time  for  supper. 


A 


HOTELS  MN  ROUTE. 

on  account  of  their  accommodations  and  managemeni  .  ^^  ^  ^^^^^^^^  Proprietor 

Bagg's  Hotel,  Utica,  N.  Y .'.'.Dickinson  &  Austin,  Proprietors 

Globe  Hotel,  Syracuse,  N.  Y Buck  &  Sangei,  Proprietors 

Powers  Hotel,  Rochester,  N.  Y j.  E.  Allen,  Proprietor 

OsnuBNE  House.  Auburn,  N.  Y P.  j.  Tallman,  Proprietor 

Seymour  House,  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y L,  H.  Daniels,  Proprietor 

Daniels  Hotel,  Prescott,  Ont james  Guin,  Proprietor 

Russell  House,  Ottawa,  Ont H.  Hogan,  Proprietor 

St  Lawrence  Hall,  Montreal,  Que A.  j.  Sweet,  Proprietor 

FoQUET's  Hotel.  Plattsburgh.  N.  Y y_  E.  Flanagan,  Proprietor 

Ferguson  House,  Malone,  N.  Y " ' Geo.  H.  lies,  Manager 

Windsor  Hotel,  Montreal T.  R.  Proctor,  Proprietor 

Spring  House,  Richfield  Sprincs 


DISTANCE  CARD. 


Niagara  to  Toronto 

Toronto  to  Alexandria  Hay 

Oswego  to  Alexandria  Bay 

Clayton  to  Alexandria  Bay 

Alexandria  Bay  to  Montreal ^O'' 

.<  "  Watertown ^^ 

I.  '<  Utica ^^"^ 

««  Brockville 24 

Portland,via  O.&L.C.400 
ti  "  Boston,  via  O.  &  ^ 

i(  "  Ogdensburg 

Montreal  to  Portland 


40  ^liles 
167    " 
100    " 
12    " 


ti 


Montreal  to  New  York 40«Miles 

•'        "AU-any ^5      ^^ 

-Troy ^^'^ 

"        "Saratoga ^12    ''^ 

•  '        '<  White  Mountains ^^^    ^ 

Ogdensburg  to  Ottawa ^^^    ,, 

Montreal  to  Quebec ^^ 


36 

278 


Ogdensburg  to  Malone 

»  «•  Ohateaugay '° 

,i  .1   fjhftteaueay  Chasm i^i 


(I 


Ralph's. . 
Saratoga. 


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Lawrence, 

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Tills  book  lias  oeen  revised  for  the  season  of  1S86,  and  contains  many  new  Illustrations. 

This  book  furnishes  a  full  and  complete  description  of  the  attractions  of  the  many  summer  resorts  alon"-  the  line 
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And  all  Parts  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 


ONLY   TWO   CHANGES   OF   CARS  FBOM  THE  EAST  TO  THE 

PACIFIC   COAST 


The  Direct  and  most  Pleasant  Route  to  the  City  of  Mexico. 
PULLMAN  PALACE  BUFFET  AND  DIHISG-CARS. 

Palace  Reclining  Chair  Cars   free   of   Charge. 


W.  H.  NEWMAN,  General  Traffic  Manager. 


H.  W.  HOXIE,  Isl  Vice  President. 

H.  C.  TOWNSEND,  General  Fassenger  &  Ticfcet  Agent, 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


.17    *    «  t.,«nt  wni.  E.  HOIT,  Eastern  Passenger  Agent. 

391  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 


Grand  Trunk  Railway 


-INCLUDING  TIIE- 


Chicafi^o  and  C^rand  Trunk  Railway,  Detroit,  Grand  Haven  and 

Milwaukee  Railway,  €hieai:o,  Detroit  and  Niagara 

Falls  ^liort  Line;  the 

Great  International  Highway 

Between  all  Cities  in  Ontario  and  Quebec. 

IN   CONNECTION    WITH   THE   MAGNIFICENT    PALACE    STEAMERS   OF   THE-'- 

Richelieu  i  Ontario  Navigation  Co. 

Reaches  all  the  famous  Summer  Pleasure  Resorts, 

Clavton,  Alexandria  Ray,  Thousand  Islands,  Rapids  of  the  Hi, 
liawrenee,  Montreal,  l¥lilte  Mountains,  Portland  and  the 
Beaehes,  ^arato;?a  $>4iirings.  Lakes  Champlain  and  George, 
the  far  tUmed  ^aguenay  River,  &^e.,  Jkv. 

PULLMAN  PALACE  SLEEPING 

AXD  PARIiOR  €AR^ 

are  attached  to  all  Express  Trains,  and  run  through  on  quick  time. 

An  extensive  variety  of  Tourist  Tickets  on  hand  at  all  principal  offices,  comprising  the  most  popular 

and  interesting  routes  on  the  Continent. 

Passengers  from  Chicago   and  tlie   west  can  take  the  Chicago  and  Grand  Trunk  Railway 

FAST    LIHITED    EXPRESS, 

And  arrive  at  Alexandria  Bay  in  time  for  Supper  next  evening,  via  Steamev  from  Kingston 

or  Gananoque,  making  this  the  most  desirable  route,  with  the  fewest  changes 

for  the  Tourist  and  pleasure  seeker. 

SEE   THAT  YOUR    TICKETS  READ    VIA   THIS  POPULAR  ROUTE. 

They  can  be  purchased  at  lowest  fares  at  all  stations  and  agencies. 


W  m.  EDGAR,  L.  J .  SE ARWEANT, 

General  Passengrer  Agent.  Traffic  Manager. 

KC<3a,cL    Oiiice,    IvIOInTTPt. 


J.  HICKSON, 

General  Manager. 


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NEW  YORK,  ONTARIO  AND  YfESTERN  RAILWAY  CO. 


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ONLY    LINE    RUNNING    THROUGH 

PULLMAN  PALACE  BUFFET  SLEEPING  CARS 

BETWEEN   NEW    YORK    AND    THE    THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 

The  Pullman  Buffet  Sleepers  run  on  this  line  are  of  the  latest  model,  and  are  the  most  raagnia- 
cent  cars  put  in  the  public  service. 

DEPOTS  AND  FERRIES  IN  NEW  YORK 

Atfootof^A/'EST  42nd  STREET  and  J  AY  STREET. 

through  tiie  enure  length  of  the  Thousand  Islands.  „  v.„«ant 

New  York  Kxpress  leaves  Alexandria  Bay  via  S«Bamer  St.  Lawrence  at  1:10  p.m.,  leaving  Cape  Vincent 
at  4'OU  p.  M.,  arrives  at  New  York  at  9:28  a.  m. 

Through  FULLMAN  SLEKPING  CARS  between  Cape  Vincent  and  New  York. 

route  across  the  Kmplre  State. 

TOURISTS'  TICKETS  ON  SALE  AT  ALL  OFFICES, 

Embracing  Trips  to  Niagara  Falis,  Lake  Regions  of  Canada,  Tliousand 

Islandri,  Montreal,  Quebec,  Lalce   Champlain, 

White  Mountains,  etc.,  etc. 


Time  Tables,  '^ickets  and  Inlbriiuition  Furnished  at  any  of  the  Company's  Offices  Below. 

In  Brooklvn-No  4  Court  street.  No.  838  Pulton  street.  No.  860  Fulton  street,  Brooklyn  Airnes 
nffire  foot  of  Fulton  ;tTeet  107  Broadway,  Williamsburgh.  210  Manhattan  Ave.,  Greenport.  In  New 
Y^  k  City-Nl  8bXS  Fri'nklin  street,  ^No.  946  Broadway   7'^'- ^^I^^^^^"  Square  No 

737  Six  h  Avenue,  corner  of  42nd   street.   No.    1323   Broadway,  near  33d  stretNo.^^46Lg.25t^^ 
street,  Harlem,  No.  207  Broadway,  World  Travel  Company,  N.  Y.,  U.  &  W.  R  y,  foot  of  W  est  ^M  street. 

Agents  of  the  New  York  Transfer  Company,  New  \ork,  will  furnish  tickets,  and  check  baggage 
from  residence  to  destination. 

Send  for  a  codv  of  "  Summer  Homes"  along  the  New  York,  Ontario  &  Western  Railway,  ^ith  full 
list  of  Summer  U^teS  Boarding  Houses,  terms.%tc.  This  book  is  replete  with  valuable  information, 
and  is  furnished  free  on  application. 

J.  E.  CHILDS,  Gen'l  Manager.  J.  C.  ANDERSON,  «en'l  Passenger  Ag't. 

POST  BUILDING,  10  &  18  EXCHANGE  PLACE,  NEW  YORK. 


THE  LEADING  FIRST  CLASS  LINE, 

AND 

FAVORITE   UOUTE    TOR    FASHIONABLE    PLEASURE    TRAVEL 


UTIGA  &  BI-ACK  MITER  R.  R. 

THE  ONLY  ALL.RilL  ROUTE  TO  THOUSAND  ISLANDS. 

20  MILES  SHORTEST.       -----        2  HOURS  QUICKEST 

Route  from  NKW  YORK,  NEW  EN(} LAND  ami  the  EAST  and  SOUTH, 

To    Clayton  and   Alexandria    Bay. 


The  Only  Route  Running  Wagner's  Palace  Sleeping  and   Drawing-Room  Cars. 

ST.  LAWRENCE  MAIL, 


^:';;."  ^X:^^S^?^^r^:S^^  .Xs'JIS?  tLI;  arrvfng  .0  mnln  .„  a.Btance. 

VrrENTION  IS  RESPECTFULLY  DlllECTED  TO  TilE  THOUSAND  ISLVN!)  FAST  LINE, 

expressly  for  the  tourist  travel,  and  makes  oals  a  VbRY  tbw  i>iuta. 

Everybody  Takes  this  Route  to  the  Thousand  Islands, 

rati  connection  wirii  the  Ro^'il  M*  J  ^Ine  of  st."  unma  ^y  d  i^'Ut  aM all  pass-ns,'  rs  are  landed  at  Hotem  In  ample 
All  trains  via  this  route  arrive  at  the  '1  ho  "Hand  IsUinds  "^ }' ^^''^^'Ves  scenery,  sraootli  track.  elegi,n« 

time  to  Ret  their  meals  at  'jeguar  hours     It  excels     U  umon    )  po-s  thu/'avoldms  all  transfers  of 

Snle^s^or'b'TgKa'ge'  TrS  S"'no  d'ela;r^rjuncVlons:  I'nformatlo'Ji  regarding  excursion  rates,  time 
table,  arrangements,  &c.,  cheerfully  furnished. 

combination  Excursion  or  '''ourlsts;  Tickets  to  Mon|^^^^^^^^^  |^tne  and  River  St.  ^l^^awre^e^.^^n* 

return  via  White  Mouritalusor  via  Lake  Uiainp^^  ^^^  o^Uer  prtnoijiia 

S'a?^.'"sVeX?  J^'uTt^c^-e'tsra'd  vla^lK?^^  at  Trenton  Fall. 

Through  tickets  to  ^atertown   '^^ay ton  and  ..lexandri^^^^^^^  iM'p^^Sblp  t^Slffflcef  of  ^e 

BE  SURE  YOUR  TICKETS  READ  VIA  UTICA  &  BLACK  RIVER  R.  R. 


THKO.  BDTTEKFiEI.l>,  ii^n.  Pa«».  Ag't.  IHlca,  N.  Y, 


E.  A.  VAN  HORNK,  Geii'l  Snp't. 


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HUDSON  RlVEPt  BY  DAYLIGHT. 


^H^^.^Ht^-^-r'  N,.,.  .4',    - 


STEAMERS 

ALBANY,    C. 
DANIEL 

Leave  ^ew  York,  Vestry  St.  Pier  8:40  A.  M.,  22nd  St.  Pier9:(>  >  A.  M., 

Arriving  at  Albany  6:10  P.M. 

lieave   Allmiiy,  foot  of  Hamilton   Street,   8:30  A.  M., 

Arrivin^r  at  New  York,  22a  St.  Pier  5:30  P.  M.,  Vestry  St.  Pier  5:50  P.  M. 


rnirotig-lo.    a^iaci    El2^c-u.rslon   TiolsLets   Sold  to 

ALEXANDRIA    BAV. 

IB-A-OO-fii-G-E     OKBOI^LEID    TO     JDHS-TIISr-A-TIO  NT. 


For  Information  and  rates  of  Tourist  Tickets  eml)racing  the  Hulsnnaivl  St.  Lawrence  Rivers,  Address:— 
C.  R.  VAN  BESTHUVSEN,  Geueral  Ticket  Agent,  VESTRY  ST.  PIER,  NKW  YORK. 

C.  T.  VAX  SASTVOORD,  General  Manager. 


STEAMER  ISLAND  WANDERER. 

DKSCUIl'TIVK  TIMK  TAHLE. 

The  Steamsr  Island  Wandsrer  on  her  Foftf  Mile  Trip  kooj  the  Islands, 


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Leaving  Alexandria  Hay  ul  nmx  a 
man  Island,  wauwlnet 
A.  M.  anl  !i:55 


M. 

to 


isrer. 


M.  and  2:16  p.  m.,  passing  Friendly  Island.  Nobby  Island,  Oherry  Island,  PuU- 
^auwlnet  Island  WarnRr  Hlind  l)3vll's  Oven.  Louhlani  Point,  reaching  TUousanJ  Island  Park  at  8:40 
I'.  M.,  Kouad  island  Park  9.0 )  a.  m.    Tlien  p  using  m  iny  miles  among 

txxe:  o-zesEXT  jdezs^csts  isx>ss 

crosHtng  the  biuadary  line  between  the  United  states  and  C-inidi.  pxMing  Lake  Island,  Quxrry  Island,  Hay  Island 
an't  li'indreds  of  othRPSot  less  historic  note.  We  reach  Ginino(iue,  Ont.,  at  10  a.  m.  and  4:00  p.  H.,  stopping  25 
minutes  In  thgattern Don  tor  a  stroll  In  (Jan  Id X.    Thsnce  we  pasi 

going  a-mng  large  groups  of  the  mort  beautiful  Islan  Is  In  Un  grand  old  St.  Lawrence,  which  his  heretofore  n°ver 
beenecphred  by  aUrg>  steimer^norhiseyeeMrgazjd  upon  fro;n  a  steiuiars  deck.  Also  rounding  the  noted 
Fiddler's  Eibjw  and  pasilng  throu^rh 

a?XIS  IjOST  CH-A-XTiTBIj, 

(the  most  Interesting  feature  of  the  trip,)  we  enter  th?  main  channel  o'  oUe  Canadian  waters,  passing  close  to  Echo 
Point,  reaching  Westminster  Park  at  11  a.m.  and  5  p.  m.  From  here  we  pissclos?  to  Sport  Islanl.  Hivden's  Island, 
St.  John's  Island,  Lon/  Branch  Manhattan  (Jroup,  Anthony  Point,  Bonnie  Castle.  Hart's  Island.  Imperial  Island, 
reaching  Alexandria  Hay  In  time  for  dinner  and  tea,  12  no  m.  and  op  h.  We  also  leave  .\lexandrla  Bay  at  12  noon,  tor 
Thousmd  Isl  md  Park  and  Round  Island  Park  and  return,  and  again  at  6  p.  m.,  for  Thousand  Island  Park  and  return. 

THE  STEAMER  ISI..4.ND  WANDERER  Is  th9  Only  boat  that  makes  this  trip  regular  twice  dally  through 
the  season  (Sund.iys  excented.)    Leaving  Ale.xandrla  Bay  sun  lays  at  3:00  p.  m.,  returning  at  6:on  p.  m. 

Map4of  the  Rlwr  and  Route,  aln  descriptive  boo'.cs  may  b3  found  with  our  Ticket  Agents  at  Cornwall 
Bros.,  and  Thousand  IsHnd  House  News  Stand,  Ale.xandrta  Bay.  R.  A.  Irving,  Thousand  Island  Park.  Hotel  Round 
Islanl  Park,  Charles  Brlttan,  G  ananotvie.  Hotel  Westminster  Park,  and  on  board  the  Steamer  at  News  Stand. 

FARE,  ROUND  TRIP  FRO.H  AVI'  POINT,  50  CENTS. 


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GENERAL    TICKET    AGENTS, 

Alexandria  Bay,  Jefferson  County,  N.  Y. 


Tickets  for  Quebec, 
Ha-Ha  Bay,  Oulf  Ports, 
Halifax,  Portland,  Bos- 
ton,   White     Mountains, 


Lake  Champlain,  Lake 
Gtorge,  Saratoga,  New 
York,  and  all  points  East 
and  West  sold  at 


LOWEST  EXCURSION  RATES. 

secure  your  tickets  before  taking  the  Stean.ers  and  save  the  difference  between    Local ,  and  Excursion 
Rates.    Baggage  checked  to  all  points.    Also  dealers  in 

Domestici  Fanq  Dij  Goods,  Nolions,  Carpets,  Hals,  Caps,  Clolhiii|,Bootsl  Shoes, 

GROCERIES,  FISHIXCI  TACKLE, 

Hardware,  Crockery,  Paints,  Oils,  Etc. 

T.eypayCASH.oralUUelrpureUxses  V^e^u,  tUe  H«.t,t  or  aU  discounts,  wli.cU  ename«  tUem  to  seU 

goods  CHEAP.    TUey  have  also  a 

CUSTOM    TAILORING    DEPARTMENT, 


IQ  cl.arge  o°  on 


3  ot  tli>  h^^t  ani  mnt  exr^riea^cd  c  ittsrs  In  the  couatry. 


0-^5^1v£:e=    .^i<nD 


AND 


THEY   MAKE  A  SPECIALTY. 

T,ev  employ  oxpo.lenced   and  courteous  salesmen,  who  do  not  consicler  It  trouble  to  show  .oods.     All  are 
iiifj   tfms-i-j'  cordially  Invited  to  C  111  an;l  SLT  tUciii. 

ALEXANDKJA   BAY.  JU>E.  !«««• 


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TRENTON  FALLS  AND  MOORE'S  HOTEL. 


TRENTON  FALLS, 

situated  on  the  lln"?  ot  the  V.  &  B.  R.  RR.,  is  mtles  from  Utlim  and  102  miles  from  Alexandria  Bay.  is  one  of  the 

MoHt  UeliKhtfiil  of  Summer  KeHort.H.    The  ron.antlc  beauty  of  the  place,  with  lt»  rock-bound  and 

tree-embowered  stream.  Its  rushing  and  plctureHQue  lalls.  Its  retired  and  shady^walks,  is 

unsurpassed.     Besides,  the  air  iind  water  there  are  the  purest.     It;  Is 

reached  by  a  few  nilnutes'  ride  from  I'tlca  on  the  cars,  and  " 

It  has  a  Hotel  of  Nutioual  REPUTATION. 


MOORE'S  HOTEL 

Is  a  very  spacious  three-story  building,  with  long  and  wide  piazzas,  attractive  rooms,  and  a  most  genial  and  ac- 
complished host.     The  Hotel  has  a  front  of  IHO  feet,  piazza  12  feet  wide,  a  dining-room  6  >  by  ,so  feet, 
large  and  well  ventilated  suites  of  rooms,  a  table  supplied  with  all  the  dainties  of  the 
season,  sei  ved  in  the  best  style— in  fact,  all  the  Luxuries  of  a 

FIRST  CLASS  WATERING-PLACE  HOTEL. 

Mr.  Mooke  has  been  to  great  trouble  and  expense  in  building  stairways,  laving  out  the  beautiful  grounds,  and 
making  arrangements  for  perfect  security  in  vuitlng  the  wild  falls  and  ch'isnis  of  th  i  stream.    His  Hotel  is  also 

AN  ART  GALLERY  OF  GREAT  INTEREST. 


Tourists  and  Pbsure-Ssekefs  Should  not  Overlook  tills  disrmlng  Summer  Resort, 

Passengers  eu  route  to  or  from  Alexandria  Bay,  via  I'tlea  &.  Black  River  HR.,  have  the  privilege  of  stopping- 
off  at  Trenton  Falls,  and  resuming  the  trip  at  their  pleasure. 


CENTENNIAL  HALL, 


ALEXANDRIA    BAY,    N.    Y. 


One  of  the  most  attractive  features  at  Alexandria  Bay  is  Centennial  Hall.  It  is  a  magnificent 
structure  in  the  style  of  a  Swiss  cottage,  60x14  feet  in  size,  entirely  surrounded  by  a  broad  veranda 
8i  feet  wide,  making  the  entire  dimensions  77x31  fee^t:  thus  affording  a  delightful  uninterrupted 
promenade  of  216  feet. 

The  entire  finishing  and  furnishing  is  of  the  richest  description.  Its  sides  are  made  up  of 
windows,  from  each  of  which  is  a  fine  view.  At  each  e;id  are  windows  of  stained  glass.  FlagstafEs 
feurmount  the  edifice,  bearing  the  respective  banners  of  the  United  Slates  and  England.  Well,  you 
ask,  what  is  all  this  for?    Just  what  we  are  coming  at.     Here  will  be  kept 


ALL  THE   DELICACIES   OF  THE   SEASON. 

Here  you  will  find  the  most  delicious  of  ice  creams,  made  of  creavi,  too,  my  dear  madam.  Think  of 
an  iced  lemonade  in  this  delightful  spot  !  Perhaps  it  is  some  of  those  fresh  tempting  oranges, 
pine-apples,  p-aches  or  bananas  that  you  prefer.  If  it  be  anything  in  the  line  of  fruits,  or  the 
most  tempting  of  confectionery,  they  are  here.     Here,  too,  is  the 

CHOICEST   LITERATURE    OF    THE    DAY. 

Books,  pipers,  magazines,  etc.,  and  Mclntyre's  Gems  of  the  Thousand  Isles  are  had  here,  and 
in  fact  much  of  all  that  goes  to  make  lite  pleasant  as  well  as  profitable.  In  a  word,  Centennia. 
Hall  is  vn   Orand  Place  du  Resort. 


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The  CENTRAL  VERMONT  RAILROAD 


IS  THE  MAIN  AVENUE  FOR 


Tourist  and  Pleasure  Travel 


■^BETWEEN- 


MONTREAL,    BOSTON,    NEW    YORK, 

and  all  Summer  Resorts  in  New  England  and  Canada,  including 

The  GREEN,  WHITE  AND  ADIRONDACK  MODNTAINS, 

Tiakcs  Cliamplaiii  and  George  and  Block  Island. 


A  SOLID  ROAD  BED  LAID  WITH  STEEL  RAILS. 


DOUBLE  DAILY  FAST  EXPRESS  TRAIN  SERVICE, 


■WITH- 


Pullman  and  New  York  Central  Palace  Huffet  Parlor  and  Sleeping  Cars  between 

Montreal  &  Boston,  Montfeal  andHewYork,  Montreal  and  the  White  Mountains, 

are  adviinta^^es  only  offered  by  tliis  popular  and 
old  established 

MODEL  TOURIST   ROUTE. 


J.  W.  iiOBAili,  Gen'i  Manager,  St.  Albans,  Vt. 


S.  W.  CUMMINGS,  Oen'l  Pa8§.  Ag't 


THE  COMBINATION  BUTTON  COMPANY 

OF   NEW    YORK, 

Manufacturers  of  the  Celebrated  Reversible  Uniform  Button. 


OWNEES  or  THE  rOLLOWINQ  PATENTS : 

N.  F.  rulnicr'a  I'lili'iit.  iliilwl  S<'|iIi'iii1»t  'M,  I«HS. 

•'  Kf|itcii,licr  2!P,  \H>V>. 

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n.  It.  Iloatirs       "           "  Miireh         a3,  IH86. 

Patented  in  Efiijtitnit.  F}inii-e.  f,'ermanv, 
j^utlna,  Ueli/ium,  unit  Cunutta. 


Side  View 

of  Reversible  Pntton,  screwed  on  the  shank,  ready  to 
be  sewed  on  the  garment. 


Uniform  View 

showing  the  gold  top  of  Reversible  liutton,  with  raised 
letters. 


Citizen, 

showing  plain  hnni  riiliber  of  the  Reversible  Button, 
when  the  gold  side  is  reversed. 


Sectional  View, 

showing  the  screw  thread  running  through  the   center 
of  the  button. 


OFFICE :  NEW  YORK  MERCANTILE  EXCHANGE  BUILDING. 

Cor.  of  Hudson  &  Harrison  Streetc. 

SALESROOMS  :  No.  48  HOWARD  ST.,  NEW  YORK  CITY. 

The  adjoining  cuts  represent  the  Celebrated  Re- 
versible Button,  manufactured  only  by  this  Company 
under  its  patents.  It  is  the  only  Button  ever  intro- 
duced to  the  public  combining  in  ONE  both  a  UNI- 
FORM and  CIVILIAN'S  Button.  It  needs  only  to  bo 
seen  to  bo  appreciated,  as  it  is  economical,  durable, 
and  simple  in  construction.  The  body  of  the  Button 
is  made  from  the  best  hard  rubber  of  any  dosired  pat- 
tern. The  side  to  be  displayed  on  uniforms  is  covered 
with  a  tight-fitting  cap  of  gold,  silver,  or  such  other 
metal  as  may  be  required,  and  upon  this  is  stamped 
tlie  letters  or  monogram  desired  by  any  organization 
or  corporation  using  the  Button.  The  reverse  side 
displays  the  plain  rubber.  Either  side  can  be  shown 
at  tl>o  will  of  the  wearer,  as  a  change  can  be  effected 
in  a  moment's  time.  No  sliclls,  covers,  or  duplicates 
are  involvod,  one  simple,  durable  Button  doing  duty 
for  two  It  is  particularly  adapted  to  tlio  use  of  U.  S. 
Ai-my  and  Naval  Officers,  National  Guard,  Railroad 
and  Steamship  Employees,  Police  and  Fire  Depart- 
ments, Knight  Templars.  Grand  Army,  and  other  uni- 
formed organizations.  For  terms,  samples,  and  fur- 
ther information,  apply  to  or  address 


Shanks. 

Fig.  I  represents  the  shank  used  fnrb  ittoning. 
Fig.  a  is  the  shank  used  where  the  buttons  are  put 
on  for  ornaments. 


II.  R.  HEATH, 

General  Manager, 
New  York  Mercantile  Exchange  Building. 

Cor.  IluiNon  &  llnrrlson  Sts.,  Xew  York. 


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